Several surprises were among the final cuts made by the Detroit Lions. Fan favorite Greg Blue, offensive tackle and last year's fifth-round pick Jonathan Scott, running back Artose Pinner, and guard Frank Davis highlighted 20 players that did not crack the final roster.
Running backs Aveion Cason and Brian Calhoun were placed on the Reserve/Injured list, and thus do not count against the active roster.
Below is the complete cut list, followed by Detroit's 53 man roster.
(Compliments of the Detroit Lions Media Relations Department)
Bellamy, Ron WR 6-0 205 1 Michigan
Bing, Darnell LB 6-2 220 1 Southern California
Blue, Greg S 6-2 216 3 Georgia
Davis, Buster LB 5-9 239 1 Florida State
Davis, Frank G 6-3 325 3 South Florida
DeGrate, Victor DE 6-3 294 2 Oklahoma State
Edwards, Dovonte CB 6-0 182 4 North Carolina State
Ellis, Devale WR 5-10 174 2 Hofstra
Hardie, Rudolph DE 6-2 269 R Howard
Harris, Clark TE 6-5 256 1 Rutgers
Henson, Drew QB 6-4 235 3 Michigan
Hicks, LaMarcus S 6-0 189 2 Iowa State
Hulsey, Corey G 6-4 325 6 Clemson
Joe, Leon LB 6-1 235 5 Maryland
Middleton, Brandon WR 5-10 190 2 Houston
Moore, Kenneth WR 5-11 195 R Wake Forest
Pinner, Artose RB 5-10 232 6 Kentucky
Scott, Jonathan T 6-6 318 3 Texas
Standeford, John WR 6-4 206 1 Purdue
Thomas, Kiwaukee CB 5-11 188 9 Georgia Southern
Below is a list of Detroit's "current" roster as dictated by the team's web site. However, 54 names mark the list, including former Army standout Caleb Campbell, who did not participate in training camp after being forced to return to active duty. The Lions have not commented on Campbell's precarious status.
51 Raiola, Dominic C 6-1 295 8 Nebraska
67 McCollum, Andy C 6-4 300 15 Nebraska
38 Robinson, Ramzee CB 5-10 186 2 Alabama
30 Bodden, Leigh CB 6-1 193 6 Duquesne
25 Kelly, Brian CB 5-11 193 11 USC
23 Smith, Keith CB 5-11 191 5 McNeese State
21 Fisher, Travis CB 5-10 189 7 Central Florida
99 White, Dewayne DE 6-2 273 6 Louisville
97 Alama-Francis, Ikaika DE 6-5 280 2 Hawaii
93 Smith, Corey DE 6-2 250 6 N.C. State
95 DeVries, Jared DE 6-4 275 10 Iowa
92 Avril, Cliff DE 6-3 252 R Purdue
98 Cohen, Landon DT 6-3 274 R Ohio
96 Fluellen, Andre DT 6-2 296 R Florida State
91 Darby, Chuck DT 6-0 297 8 South Carolina State
78 Redding, Cory DT 6-4 295 6 Texas
75 Cody, Shaun DT 6-4 310 4 Southern California
79 Moore, Langston DT 6-1 305 4 South Carolina
45 Felton, Jerome FB 6-0 246 R Furman
63 Ramirez, Manny G 6-3 335 2 Texas Tech
66 Peterman, Stephen G 6-4 323 4 Louisiana State
64 Mulitalo, Edwin G 6-3 345 10 Arizona
4 Hanson, Jason K 6-0 190 17 Washington State
59 Lewis, Alex LB 6-0 230 5 Wisconsin
53 Lenon, Paris LB 6-2 235 7 Richmond
50 Sims, Ernie LB 6-0 225 3 Florida State
52 Cannon, Anthony LB 6-0 228 3 Tulane
57 Dizon, Jordon LB 6-0 229 R Colorado
47 Campbell, Caleb LB 6-2 229 R Army
54 Gardner, Gilbert LB 6-1 228 5 Purdue
48 Muhlbach, Don LS 6-4 265 5 Texas A&M
2 Harris, Nick P 6-2 218 8 California
6 Orlovsky, Dan QB 6-5 230 4 Connecticut
8 Kitna, Jon QB 6-2 220 12 Central Washington
5 Stanton, Drew QB 6-3 230 2 Michigan State
28 Bell, Tatum RB 5-11 213 5 Oklahoma State
34 Smith, Kevin RB 6-1 217 R Central Florida
32 Pearson, Kalvin S 5-10 200 4 Grambling State
26 Smith, Dwight S 5-10 201 8 Akro
27 Bullocks, Daniel S 6-0 212 3 Nebraska
42 Alexander, Gerald S 6-0 204 2 Boise State
76 Backus, Jeff T 6-5 305 8 Michigan
72 Foster, George T 6-5 338 6 Georgia
77 Cherilus, Gosder T 6-7 319 R Boston College
74 Cook, Damion T 6-5 330 8 Bethune-Cookman
86 Gaines, Michael TE 6-4 277 5 Central Florida
89 Campbell, Dan TE 6-5 265 10 Texas A&M
49 McHugh, Sean TE 6-5 265 3 Penn State
83 Owens, John TE 6-3 255 6 Notre Dame
82 FitzSimmons, Casey TE 6-4 258 6 Carroll College
11 Williams, Roy WR 6-3 220 5 Texas
87 Furrey, Mike WR 6-0 195 6 Northern Iowa
81 Johnson, Calvin WR 6-5 235 2 Georgia Tech
84 McDonald, Shaun WR 5-10 183 6 Arizona State